Ornamental fountain



Dec. 6, 1927. 1,651,714

G. A. KERN ORNAMENTAL FOUNTAH Filed July a. 1926 Patented Dec. 6, 1927.

UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE...

GEORGE A. KERN, F BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA.

ORNAMENTAL FOUNTAIN.

Application filed July 6, 1926. Serial No. 120,854.

tween radially directed spray streams,' to

the dial for convenient reading of its face. An effective embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein V.

Figure 1 is a plan of the structure. Figure 2 is a side elevation. I The present adaptation consists of a suitably ornamented pool or basin 2 from the center of which there extends upward an ornamental column 3 on which is a capital 4 having a sun-dial 5 with the usual gnomen 6.

Around the capital l are arranged ornate spouts or gargoyles 7 which discharge to the catchment basin.

It is desirable that a person may approach close enough to the capital to obtain a good inspection of the dial and at the same time have a safe position between the water streams from the spouts 7. To that end the perimeter of the basin 2 is provided with re-entrant approaches 8 which allow the desired close access'or approach to the dial, between the salients 9. I WVhen close in toward the capital the ob server has a-position between the adjacentradial sprays from the fountain.

It is obvious that the ornate features 0 the structure may be of unlimited variations.

What is claimed is:

'An ornamental fountain structure including a column and a floor base having a water basin wholly surrounding the foot of the column and said basin having salient angles between which are approacheson the floor base toward the column, the latter terminating in a capital at a height above the base to have its top visible to the average individual, and spray gargoyles arranged around the'rim of the capital of the column and discl'iarging into the salient angles of the basin. GEORGE A. KERN. 

